by design | Jul 10, 2023 | Columnist, Steely
Scopes ‘Monkey Trial’ play set for this weekend in Dayton A Day Away By Mike Steely If you haven’t planned anything for Friday and Saturday this week you may want to drive over to Dayton, Tennessee, and attend the Scopes Trial reenactment, “Destiny in Dayton.”...
by design | Jul 3, 2023 | Columnist, Steely
Exploring the Meriwether Lewis Mystery A Day Away By Mike Steely The Natchez Trace is one of the oldest routes in our state and runs as a two-lane parkway from southwest Nashville all the way to Natchez, Mississippi. The route is dotted with historic spots here and...
by design | Jun 25, 2023 | Columnist, Steely, Stories In This Week's Focus:
A Day Away By Mike Steely The little town of Tazewell is one of my favorite places and if you only drive along Highway 25E through Claiborne County, you’ll miss the historic town center. Tazewell is just south of Cumberland Gap and has existed since 1804. Tazewell,...
by design | Jun 20, 2023 | Columnist, Steely
Movies filmed at the Biltmore Mansion A Day Away by Mike Steely Who among us doesn’t know about the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina? I mean we’ve either been there, wanted to go there, or know someone who has. It’s sort of like Dollywood as far as being...
by design | Jun 12, 2023 | Columnist, Steely
Revisiting Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe A Day Away by Mike Steely My wife and I have been revisiting our memories of the Whistle Stop Cafe in Juliette, Georgia. The popular movie “Fried Green Tomatoes,” based on Fannie Flagg’s 1987 novel, was filmed...
by design | May 8, 2023 | Columnist, Steely
Going Aboard the Titanic A Day Way by By Mike Steely Promoted as the safest ship ever built, the Titanic sank in 1912 after colliding with an iceberg on its way from England to America. It’s been featured in various movies, television specials, books and family...